aircraft/loadouts Ki-66: Modified Attacker

[Milocat 4,842]

Thanks to Tarepai for inspiring this suggestion.

 

The Kawasaki Ki-66 was the result of Japanese efforts to create a land-based dive bomber and attack aircraft for the Japanese army.  Impressed by the successes of the Ju 87 Stuka in the early years of the war in Europe, Kawasaki attempted to modify their Ki-48 "Lily" bomber to produce a similar aircraft.  The glazed nose was removed and replaced with a solid nose mounting two 12.7mm machine guns for strafing runs, and the crew was reduced to just a pilot and one gunner for the two defensive machine guns.  Dive brakes were also added to the wings.  Testing revealed the aircraft to be barely an improvement over the existing Ki-48, and the program was cancelled after eight aircraft were built. 

 

In War Thunder, the Ki-66 would be a useful low-tier attacker in the Japanese army line.  The two 12.7mm machine guns are an improvement over the armament of other attackers at its tier, and the dive brakes would make it a good dive bomber.

 

Specifications: 

Engines:  Two Nakajima Ha-115 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,130 hp each

Length:  11.2m

Wingspan:  15.5m

Height:  3.7m

Empty Weight:  4,100 kg (9,039 lbs)

Loaded Weight:  5,750 kg (12,677 lbs)

Maximum Speed:  533 kmh (331 mph)

Crew:  2 (Pilot, Gunner)

Armament:  Two Ho-103 12.7mm machine guns fixed in the nose (unknown rpg), one Type 89 7.7mm machine gun in the dorsal position and one Type 89 in the ventral hatch (unknown rounds)

Bombload:  500 kg of bombs

Number Built:  8

 

Images: 

Spoiler

 

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_Ki-48

http://japaneseaircraftofwwii.blogspot.com/2015/04/kawasaki-ki-66.html

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_kawasaki_ki-66.html

http://www.aviarmor.net/aww2/aircraft_exp/japan/kawasaki_ki66.htm

http://www.airwar.ru/enc/bww2/ki66.html

https://forum.valka.cz/topic/view/27216

http://www.daveswarbirds.com/Nippon/aircraft/Ki-66.htm

http://www.wardrawings.be/WW2/Files/2-Airplanes/Axis/3-Japan/03-Attack-Aircraft/Ki-66/Ki-66.htm

Edited September 1, 2019 by Milocat

[Radom 4,245]

Open for discussion

 

tag/prefix updated

[Milocat 4,842]

1 minute ago, Radom said:

Open for discussion

 

tag/prefix updated

 

Thank you! 

[xxkvasirxx 321]

4 sure japan need this ^^

 

[Milocat 4,842]

On 5/7/2018 at 7:39 AM, xxkvasirxx said:

4 sure japan need this ^^

 

 

Thanks for your support! 

[_EQUAI_ 356]

Nice a low tier bomber/Attacker for Japan.

[xxkvasirxx 321]

oh hell yes but not with that creepy 12,7mm ammobelts ... gib historical one ^^

[Illusionyary 1,428]

I hadn't heard of this aircraft before this thread, it would make for a nice low tier attack aircraft for tank realistic. I support it.

[CM1215 75]

+1

 

This should be added along with the Ki-48s.

 

BTW in your post you keep calling this a Nakajima aircraft when it was a Kawasaki aircraft.

[Milocat 4,842]

9 minutes ago, CM1215 said:

+1

 

This should be added along with the Ki-48s.

 

BTW in your post you keep calling this a Nakajima aircraft when it was a Kawasaki aircraft.

 

Thanks for pointing that out.  I must have gotten things confused. 

 

Thank you for your support!  I want the Ki-48s too.

[xxkvasirxx 321]

well if we give all Ki45´s the correct bombload of 2x250kg Bombs ... the Ki66 is slower, have bigger wingspawn, is heavyer , have worse weaponery... but with Br 1.7or 2.0 in RB... this could be a nice one

i like it (y)

[onemax9000 1,242]

+1

[hienapunk 1,064]

I'd like this version for Japan and the base ki48 for China. 

[LordAgamemmon 19]

A rather good looking attacker, with reasonable gun armament and payload if it is placed at a suitably low BR. Definitely would help flesh out the options for Japanese ground attack aircraft even if it's not much of a gap plug for the Tech Tree. 

[Tetravault 225]

+1

Looks like a J1N that put on weight but got swole too. Gib.

[Fireraid233 4,273]

+1 yeah low tier attacker 

[xxkvasirxx 321]

just looking around cool old suggestions ... would be cool if we can get any japanese low tier like these next 2 years ...